Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Royal Arms of His Majesty's Government
Incumbent Hilary Benn[1] since 5 July 2024
Style	Northern Ireland Secretary (informal) The Right Honourable (within the UK and the Commonwealth)
Status	Secretary of state Minister of the Crown
Residence	Hillsborough Castle
Appointer	The Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Precursor	Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Governor of Northern Ireland
Formation	24 March 1972
First holder	William Whitelaw
Deputy	Minister of State for Northern Ireland
Website	www.nio.gov.uk

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The secretary of state for Northern Ireland (Irish: Rúnaí Stáit Thuaisceart Éireann; Scots: Secretar o State for Norlin Airlan),^[2][3] also called the Northern Ireland secretary or SoSNI, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom. They are in charge of the Northern Ireland Office.^[4] The Secretary is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. They are 17th in the ministerial ranking.^[5]

The works with the other Northern Ireland Office ministers. The shadow minister is the Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

1. ↑ "Hilary Benn is new Northern Ireland secretary". BBC. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
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